We were fortunate to have an author/illustrator (Lauren Stringer) visit our school for one week last month. Below are some photos that show the students working with her in a workshop setting. They listened to find out the process an illustrator goes through when drawing for an author's book. Then they were able to create storyboards for their own short stories which they had brainstormed from a list of 4 words.
My observations of this activity were that the students were engaged and felt that they could be creative in writing their own story. There was a lot of choice involved which I believe is of utmost importance at any age, but middle schoolers seem to thrive on having a say in what they write. The ELL students were also able to be successful in this activity because they did not have to write a great deal of words and they used their translators to help them.
I labeled this with Standard 9 because it is about collaboration with other professionals.
My observations of this activity were that the students were engaged and felt that they could be creative in writing their own story. There was a lot of choice involved which I believe is of utmost importance at any age, but middle schoolers seem to thrive on having a say in what they write. The ELL students were also able to be successful in this activity because they did not have to write a great deal of words and they used their translators to help them.
I labeled this with Standard 9 because it is about collaboration with other professionals.
